| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Gautreau (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian McCann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Isaac Mason (fresh) 9 pts. C - Benjamin Evelyn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Keith Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Green (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Bigby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian McCann - foul #2 on Brian McCann, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason is open and lays it up and in set up by Neil Smith | 38-34 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 38-34 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Neil Smith gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn is hacked by Robert Sullivan - foul #2 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Aaron Shields (C) Benjamin Evelyn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (SG) George Green | |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason can't throw it down | 38-34 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Keith Charles | 38-36 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Neil Smith is hacked by Robert Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ivan Zurita (PF) Isaac Mason | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham (PG), Nigel Zillman (SF), Virgilio Lombardi (PF), Arthur Hunt (C) Keith Charles, Robert Sullivan, Todd Bigby, Albert Hayes | |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | James Kwan steals it from Ivan Zurita | 38-36 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Glenn Gautreau - foul #2 on Glenn Gautreau, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Virgilio Lombardi denies the turnaround by Brian McCann | 38-37 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | James Kwan blows the layup | 40-37 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Ivan Zurita buries a floater from the baseline set up by Glenn Gautreau | 42-37 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Brian McCann blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by James Kwan | 42-37 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Brian McCann drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Shields | 44-37 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | James Kwan misses the dunk | 44-37 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ivan Zurita | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Neil Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Gautreau (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brian McCann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ivan Zurita (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Shields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffrey Denham (fairly fresh) SG - James Kwan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nigel Zillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Virgilio Lombardi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields is hacked by Arthur Hunt - foul #1 on Arthur Hunt, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (PG), Isaac Mason (PF), Benjamin Evelyn (C) Neil Smith, Ivan Zurita, Aaron Shields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), George Green (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Todd Bigby (PF), Samuel Monaghan (C) Jeffrey Denham, James Kwan, Nigel Zillman, Virgilio Lombardi, Arthur Hunt | |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau misses the easy open layup | 44-37 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | George Green is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by George Green - foul #2 on George Green, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Keith Charles | 46-40 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes can't connect on a shot from the right block | 46-40 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Todd Bigby | 46-40 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan is called for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Smith (SG) Glenn Gautreau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham (PG), Nigel Zillman (SF), Albert Hayes (C) Keith Charles, Robert Sullivan, Samuel Monaghan | |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes is denied on a dunk by Todd Bigby | 46-40 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian McCann | 46-40 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Neil Smith connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Hayes | 48-40 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Green | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Glenn Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian McCann (tired) 7 pts. PF - Isaac Mason (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Evelyn (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffrey Denham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Green (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Nigel Zillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Bigby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Neil Smith | 50-42 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | George Green scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Denham | 50-45 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Isaac Mason | 52-45 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman is fouled on the floor by Isaac Mason - foul #1 on Isaac Mason, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau (SG), Ivan Zurita (PF), Aaron Shields (C) Neil Smith, Brian McCann, Benjamin Evelyn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), James Kwan (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Virgilio Lombardi (PF), Samuel Monaghan (C) Jeffrey Denham, George Green, Nigel Zillman, Todd Bigby, Albert Hayes | |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | James Kwan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Charles | 52-47 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Zurita | 54-47 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | James Kwan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-47 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields's fadeaway is rejected by Virgilio Lombardi | 54-49 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason tips it home | 56-49 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Virgilio Lombardi misses the shot from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Ivan Zurita snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes is hacked by Keith Charles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Charles, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Smith (SG), Brian McCann (SF), Benjamin Evelyn (C) Glenn Gautreau, Ivan Zurita, Aaron Shields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Albert Hayes (PF), Arthur Hunt (C) Virgilio Lombardi, Samuel Monaghan | |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Keith Charles picks off the pass by Brian McCann | 56-49 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes lays it up and in | 56-51 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Neil Smith | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Glenn Hayes (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian McCann (tired) 7 pts. PF - Isaac Mason (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Evelyn (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Keith Charles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Kwan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes scores on a jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Neil Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Hayes - foul #1 on Albert Hayes, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau (SG), Aaron Shields (PF) Neil Smith, Isaac Mason | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham (PG), George Green (SG), Nigel Zillman (SF), Todd Bigby (PF), Samuel Monaghan (C) Keith Charles, James Kwan, Robert Sullivan, Albert Hayes, Arthur Hunt | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ivan Zurita (PF) Benjamin Evelyn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan knocks in the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Glenn Hayes - foul #4 on Glenn Hayes, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Virgilio Lombardi (SF) George Green | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman is fouled on the floor by Aaron Shields - foul #1 on Aaron Shields, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan is fouled on the floor by Glenn Hayes - foul #5 on Glenn Hayes, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Smith (PG), Isaac Mason (PF) Glenn Hayes, Ivan Zurita | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Aaron Shields swats the layup by Todd Bigby | 58-55 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman tips it back up and in | 58-57 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason can't finish the layup | 58-57 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Glenn Gautreau picks off the pass by Jeffrey Denham | 58-57 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ivan Zurita (PF), Benjamin Evelyn (C) Isaac Mason, Aaron Shields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), James Kwan (SG), Albert Hayes (PF) Jeffrey Denham, Virgilio Lombardi, Todd Bigby | |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Neil Smith is hacked by Keith Charles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Charles, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Neil Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | James Kwan can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Keith Charles tips it in | 58-59 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn can't connect on a floater from the right block | 58-59 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Ivan Zurita snags the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Neil Smith grabs the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Albert Hayes | 58-59 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | James Kwan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Brian McCann hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Samuel Monaghan - foul #4 on Samuel Monaghan, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Isaac Mason (PF), Aaron Shields (C) Ivan Zurita, Benjamin Evelyn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham (PG), George Green (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Todd Bigby (PF), Arthur Hunt (C) Keith Charles, James Kwan, Nigel Zillman, Albert Hayes, Samuel Monaghan | |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Brian McCann makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Brian McCann misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan blows the layup | 59-59 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby gets the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Neil Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Gautreau (tired) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian McCann (tired) 8 pts. PF - Isaac Mason (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Shields (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffrey Denham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Green (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Todd Bigby (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Arthur Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Sullivan | 59-61 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields hits a turnaround from the right block | 61-61 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan misses the easy layup | 61-61 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt grabs the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ivan Zurita (PF) Brian McCann | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), Samuel Monaghan (C) Jeffrey Denham, Arthur Hunt | |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | George Green clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Bigby | 61-61 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | George Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn (C) Aaron Shields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn makes the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Todd Bigby - foul #2 on Todd Bigby, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brian McCann (SF) Ivan Zurita | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Neil Smith can't connect on a runner near the basket | 64-61 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Keith Charles snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Keith Charles misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-61 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan misses the tip | 64-61 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Keith Charles tips it in | 64-63 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn makes the floater in the lane set up by Isaac Mason | 66-63 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Benjamin Evelyn | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Brian McCann misses the floater from just outside the lane | 66-63 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau snags the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau is hacked by George Green - foul #3 on George Green, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Keith Charles is called for the reach on Neil Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Charles, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (PG) Keith Charles | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Neil Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Neil Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Samuel Monaghan | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan knocks in the runner near the basket | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau misses long on a fullcourt shot | 67-68 |